5:07 PM ET Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier‘s 10-week suspension for a betting violation has been put on hold by world soccer governing body FIFA, the club revealed on Saturday. Tripper was fined £70,000 pounds by England‘s FA and suspended for 10 weeks from Dec. 23 for four breaches of a rule which prevents players
Month: January 2021
4:51 PM ET Arsenal pulled off a classy win over West Bromwich Albion on a snowy Saturday night at The Hawthorns for their third Premier League victory in a row. Kieran Tierney and Bukayo Saka scored first-half goals for Arsenal and Alexandre Lacazette added two in the second to give Mikel Arteta an easy three
5:11 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Arsenal made it three Premier League consecutive wins over the festive period with a comfortable 4-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns. Report: Arsenal thump hopeless West Brom The Gunners dominated the game and were well worth their comfortable win. They raced to a two-goal lead: first,
9:32 AM ET Rangers took all three points in their Old Firm derby against Celtic with a 1-0 win at Ibrox to move 19 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. Despite Celtic’s early dominance, Rangers were given a huge helping hand on 62 minutes when Nir Bitton was sent off for a
6:58 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United have both condemned the actions of a number of first team players, who broke lockdown rules together over Christmas. Spurs trio Sergio Reguilon, Erik Lamela and Giovani Lo Celso as well as West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini were pictured breaking coronavirus lockdown regulations. – Stream LIVE games
10:06 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have announced the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager on a contract which runs until 2022. Pochettino replaces Thomas Tuchel, who was sacked on Christmas Eve following a 4-0 win against Strasbourg in Ligue 1. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewers guide: Bundesliga,
9:50 AM ET Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min’s partnership is on course to break Premier League records this season. Getty New Year, same old Tottenham. Spurs bounced back into the Premier League’s top four with a 3-0 home win over Leeds United featuring another star turn from the partnership that remains so integral to their
7:33 AM ET Burnley’s Turf Moor had been due to host Fulham on Jan. 2. Photo by Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images Fulham‘s Premier League trip to Burnley that was scheduled to kick off at 12 p.m. GMT on Sunday has become the third Premier League match in a week to be postponed due to
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Dec 31, 2020 With the Bundesliga and Serie A returning after short winter breaks (stream games LIVE on ESPN+ in the U.S.), New Year’s weekend is a good time to soak in a bunch of storylines. So let’s set the table for the days ahead, with a look at several intriguing matchups, from Manchester United
7:10 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The transfer window opens in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Nuno wants striker with Costa a priority Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Nuno Espirito Santo has confirmed he plans to prioritise a
6:56 PM ET Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stopped short of saying his side were Premier League title contenders after a hard-fought 2-1 home win over Aston Villa put them level on points with champions and leaders Liverpool. Liverpool visit Southampton and United travel to Burnley before a mouth-watering clash at Anfield on Jan.
8:32 PM ET The Uruguayan Academy of Letters on Friday denounced a three-game ban given to Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani on Friday, calling the sanction for a racial comment an example of English football’s lack of “cultural and linguistic knowledge.” The 33-year-old Uruguayan used the word “negrito” in an Instagram post after the club’s victory
4:55 PM ET Manchester United beat Aston Villa on New Year’s Day at Old Trafford to go level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table. Goals from Anthony Martial and a Bruno Fernandes penalty either side of a strike by Aston Villa’s Bertrand Traore were enough to bring Man United
6:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will tell you that Manchester United haven’t really hit top form this season, and that one of the reasons is Anthony Martial. It bodes well, then, that on the opening day of a year that could yield a first title challenge of the post-Sir
1:51 PM ET Two Championship matches scheduled for Saturday have been postponed after Bristol City and Luton Town reported COVID-19 outbreaks in their squads on Friday. City were scheduled to play second-placed Brentford while Luton were set to host Queens Park Rangers. The positive tests come three days after Luton hosted City and beat them
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8:30 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has spoken out against calls for a “circuit-break” shutdown to help reduce COVID-19 infections in the Premier League, with the Liverpool manager saying games should continue due to the safety measures in place within the sport. West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce said earlier this week that a temporary pause
11:08 AM ET Pundit and former England international Karen Carney has deleted her Twitter account after she received a wave of sexist abuse after being mocked by the Leeds United official account. Analysing Leeds’ 5-0 win over West Brom on Tuesday, Carney complimented the club for what they had achieved but also suggested that they
9:30 AM ET The Premier League’s handling of the postponement of Fulham‘s match at Tottenham Hotspur due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the west London club was “unprofessional” and could have been handled better, Spurs boss Jose Mourinho said on Friday. Fulham were forced to lodge a request with the Premier League to rearrange Wednesday’s